OTTAWA-The fun bunch played their second game of the day at 11:30 at Carlington #1 diamond. With alumni Maggie “magpie” McGovern and John “manhandler” Manson in the stands they were looking to put on an entertaining show for their fans.

Sadly, the offense sputtered to start the game, scoring only two runs in the first three innings. Still, their stellar defense allowed only a single run to the potent “pitch please” batters.

New comers Pat “oft injured” Bujold and Emily “talk to my agent” Chen continued to impress their teammates with their rock-solid play. Rookie Paris “songbird” Patricelli continued her torrid hitting, smashing one ball into the outfield for a double and standing tall at home, blocking an errant throw with her bruised leg. Meanwhile Jack “jackhammer” Lawlor looking to replace his father Clark “pound ‘em back” Lawlor on the team next year, hit a monster home run to score two runs. With his father now just a fleeting memory, the replacement seemed imminent.

Glen “the wrangler” Rankin got a little hot under the collar when he made a brilliant diving play, sliding feet first to catch the ball before proudly holding his glove aloft for all to see. Unfortunately, the unimpressive umpire didn’t see it that way and called it a “trap”. “the wrangler” could take it no longer. This was the fourth poor call in favor of the other team so “the wrangler” charged hard towards him. Luckily steve “field marshal” saunders and Richard “wild thing” Bujold cut him off at the pass, as they gang tackled him to the ground. Still writhing and hurtling expletives, “the wrangler’s” teammates subdued their star fielder before he got ejected.

With Scott “boom boom” Saunders back in town, his daughter had been texting her uncle the “field marshal” all morning. “I want to play but my daddy is still sleeping. I tried to wake him but he says he needs a few more hours of ‘beauty sleep’. I’m sorry uncle ‘field marshal’, I really want to play but he won’t get up”, “marathon” said with exasperation.

The fun bunch offense posted back to back four run innings to pull ahead 10 -5 but the plucky “pitch please” team chipped away for an exciting finish 11-9 for the fun bunch.

Next game 3:15 Carlington #1 vs The Athletics